Angry Audience Member at Wizard's First Rule panel

Audience member accuses Terry Goodkind of believing rape isn't a crime and that women are less than men.

For my part, I have never gotten that from Goodkind's books. There is rape in his books because there is rape in war and those who do it are always portrayed as despicable for doing it.

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[oneofnines]

All the same I hope they don't put scenes like that into the show. You can allude to evilness without showing it.

[missdoomcookie]

I'm sure they won't. That wouldn't make the network television cut.

[HazenMustaine]

Wow, where is this guy coming from? I've read all the books in the series except Confessor and the only rape scene I recall is the off-screen rape of Kahlan's half-sister in book 2. And what's with the bashing women thing? The series is full of strong women: Kahlan, Cara, Verna, Nicci, Ann, even the little girl Rachael is shone in a positive light. Some people will do anything to get attention I guess.

[missdoomcookie]

Well, to be fair to those of this opinion, there is actually far more rape than that. There were a number of times that entire cities were raped, and Kahlan herself was pretty much raped in the first book. It was never my favorite element of the books, but I also don't think it was ever portrayed as not being horrible and wrong. Because only the worst kind of people did it.

[skypiratebe]

Goodkind used rape as probably one of the worst fates for the women in his universe - and a depiction of true evil. You did not go "Haha, rape is funny" - you'd get chills and be terrified for the women who were being defiled. Notice only the Order, the embodiment of evil almost, were the only ones to truly embrace it (short of D'Hara prior to Richard's rule)

Goodkind writes strong female characters.

[NOL3DG3]

Goodkind is THE MAN

his books are GREAT

and that guy in the video mouthing off about rape was a dickhead! plain and simple

if u read the books rape is depicted 4 what it is EVIL

it is not condoned or glamourised in any way

end of

[reaperpro]

I have to admit, I read a bunch of his books, but finally was put off by the graphic violence. They're really great books though, and apparently the audience member at this engagement is uninformed in what he was alleging.

[TheCon180]

@hakkeboef68 Richard cries and weeps in the books too. If Kahlan was the strongest woman/person in the book; never crying or seeking comfort - she wouldn't be a great character, because she wouldnt be relatable. the strongest person can still be a weak person. Seeking comfort with someone "usually a man", well, clearly thats horse-shit cuz she loves Richard and cares about him and for him.....i thought that was obvious.

[hakkeboef68]

This is crazy.

Although, I must admit, I do get the feeling that Goodkind think that women are less than men in the books. sorry.

And seriously, Kahlan is supposed to be the strongest female in the book, and yet every time something happens, she cries, weeps, and seeks comfort from someone - usually a man. Thats not strength, thats weakness. I like the Kahlan in the Legend of The Seeker show better for this reason - she is way more fierce and strong than the Kahlan in the books.

[tlv156]

@kfnr you mean the chicken that wasn't a chicken? lol

[mariachipr]

To know good, one must know evil. To fight evil, one must see evil, understand it. Sometimes, to fight evil, one must do evil deeds. Not because you are evil, but because evil will not falter, will not quit, and it will not care if you or those you care for die as a result of its actions. But good will care, and that marks the difference between the two. Will we be able to do what needs to be done when faced with this? This is what this person can't understand, the main theme of the books: TRUTH

[VictorEchoNovember79]

passion rules reason

[EnchanterTim829]

To quote Cara, "Women are stronger than men."

This guy did absolutely no research, because in the series (just thinking about it in my head), I can name a number of powerful, ideal women in the series, and can think of fewer powerful men in the series, even! The entire Sword of Truth series is, if anything, a direct refutation of this!

The men who rape women in the series resemble men from a completely different time, 'All women are whores. Women are evil.' Claims that NO ONE could believe.

[kfnr]

What about the Evil Chicken?

[kfnr]

If I remember correctly,Kahlan thought her sister brought it on herself because the sister didn't share the same politics and beliefs as Kahlan

[kfnr]

Usually the way they overcome these atrocities is by committing their own.Such as when Richard ordered his army to go into the enemy's territory and plunder,pillage,and kill every single man,woman and child.